DECEMBER 13 THE JESUS QUESTIONS JQ#33 “Eli, Eli lama sabachthani? that is, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matthew 27:46)

 DECEMBER 13  THE JESUS QUESTIONS  JQ#33  “Eli, Eli lama sabachthani? that is, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”  (Matthew 27:46)

LIVING FOR JESUS - Daily Prayer   

JESUS, Lord You ARE the King of kings, the LORD of all lords, and all praise and glory are Yours and Yours Alone! Never has a leader sacrificed so much for His people  nor achieved so much for His people through sacrificing His own life — for there is NO OTHER NAME UNDER HEAVEN WHEREBY WE CAN BE SAVED FROM SIN!!!  You LORD have the WORDS of Eternal Life and You seek the souls of men to set them FREE — Lord forgive me my shortcomings and my transgressions — I pray that the Light you have placed in me will not be extinguished by my iniquities but will burn brighter as I Share Christ with others who are in darkness.     AMEN

THE JESUS QUESTIONS

Jesus has suffered the cross and Jesus has executed, by His Obedience to the Father’s Will, the Master Plan of Salvation which Jesus had announced was His Purpose as He started His Earthly Ministry — Matthew records the first words of Jesus as He allowed John the Baptist who had been preaching the Coming of the Messiah —“Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand.” (Matthew 3:2) — for when John “tried to prevent” Jesus from being baptized by him, Jesus said, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” (Matthew 3:15) When John, the “forerunner” of Jesus, baptized the Messiah that had taken on flesh and had just declared that His Purpose was “to fulfill all righteousness” surely John could not imagine that the “fulfilling of all righteousness” would be concluded with crucifixion and the death of the Messiah whom John had just baptized!?!? John had seen Jesus come up out of the water after being baptized by him and Matthew writes; “behold, the heavens were opened to [Jesus the Messiah] and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, ‘This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.’” (Matthew 3:16-17) So Jesus was “baptized” by the “forerunner of the Chosen One” declaring that it was “to fulfill all righteousness” and God’s Spirit descended upon Him as God declared, “This is My Son…” and that is the Perfect Picture of the Resurrection which is the symbol of Baptism in the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit as we through baptism identify ourselves with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, being raised to life eternal for “it pleased the Father that in [His Son Jesus] that all fulness should dwell; and, having made peace through the blood of His cross, by Him to reconcile all things…in the body of His flesh through death, to present [ourselves] holy and blameless, and above reproach in His sight.” (Colossians 1:19-22) After being baptized Jesus began His Earthly Ministry by rebuking the devil with the Scriptures when after 40 days of prayer and fasting He was tempted by Satan— Jesus’ first words as He then started His Earthly Ministry recorded by Matthew were “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matthew 4:17) Now Jesus has undergone the baptism of the grave after His death on the cross and He has been Resurrected by the Father and the tomb where He was laid is EMPTY, and an “angel of the LORD” had declared to those who saw the EMPTY TOMB first,  “He is not here; for He is risen” (Matthew 28:6) and as the women were going to tell the GOOD NEWS to His disciples, Jesus appeared to them and His first words as He starts His Heavenly Ministry is “REJOICE” (Matthew 28:9) It is interesting to note that Jesus outlines the Entire Gospel with just two words “REPENT” and “REJOICE” — and that He then adds our commission as Believers with this encouragement: “Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brethren…they will see Me.” (Matthew 28:10) GOD PROMISED to SEND HIS SON and HE DID — and now the SON PROMISES that all who BELIEVE the GOOD NEWS will SEE JESUS ——— and WE WILL!!!!!